Cartoon Forum 2026

Event Description

The Cartoon Forum was created in 1990 by CARTOON with the support of the MEDIA Programme of the European Union (Creative Europe). It has dynamised European animation: from a craft industry was born a true cultural industry, diverse and at the cutting edge of technology. Since the first Cartoon Forum edition in 1990, over 833 projects (with a total budget of more than 2.89 billion EUR) presented at the Cartoon Forum have secured their financing and are now in production or being aired worldwide

Cartoon Forum Call for Projects 

Who can present a project?

European

• Any European producer whose registered office is located in a country associated with the Creative Europe MEDIA Programme can present a new animation project at Cartoon Forum.
• Countries associated with Creative Europe - MEDIA: the 27 EU countries + Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway and Republic of Serbia. CARTOON also considers eligible projects submitted by production companies based in Armenia, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine.
  Attention: since the Brexit, the UK is not part of the eligible countries. Projects submitted by UK-based production companies as main producers are not eligible.
  Please note that:
  - Only independent production companies can submit a project.
  - Production teams of selected projects must afford registration fees to Cartoon Forum.
  - At least 1 representative from the main production company must attend the event.

WHICH PROJECT CAN BE SUBMITTED?

• Only one TV project can be submitted per company.
• An animation project of a minimum running time of 26 minutes
• The project can be a series intended for television (and streaming platforms), or a TV special. The total running time of the project (addition of all foreseen episodes) should be at least 26 minutes. Projects with a total running time shorter than 26 minutes will not be considered.
• All animation techniques are accepted with minimum 50% animation.
• The project should be "in development", i.e.: beyond the concept stage, sufficiently polished and developed, and should not yet have all the finance assembled.
  
  LETTER OF INTEREST
  Each project must be accompanied by a written statement of interest from a broadcaster, a streamer attesting to their interest in the project.
• Details and regulations
• Application form
• Deadline: 7 May 2025

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